APUSH | Wiley | 2016 Election Introduction Name:
Pew Research Center | Political Typology
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This is a quick and basic survey that will help to identify your political philosophy. It will also allow us to see where the class falls on the political spectrum as a whole. Note: Your responses will be anonymous to both Ms. Wiley and your classmates.
-Take the quiz. You must use the link provided, as that will take you to our specific APUSH community survey.
-Record your best fit: ______
-Record some general notes about your “best fit,” as indicated by the site. Bullet points work.
ProCon.org | 2016 Presidential Election Survey
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This is a detailed survey that will help you to identify which presidential aspirant in the 2016 presidential election you are most aligned with.
-Take the quiz.
- For issues that you lack background knowledge on, you may select “unsure” or “neither,” but I do ask that you look up at least three of those unfamiliar issues from a credible online source to educate yourself. List the three issues you investigated for more information and briefly summarize the issue.
Issue: / Issue: / Issue:
-Record your top match: ______
-Select two issues and compare two of the candidates on those issues (using the website). Do not report on an issue where the candidate you are investigating has no position. It should be clear from your responses that you read the website’s information carefully. (This chart continues on page 2.)
Issue / Candidate: / Candidate:Issue / Candidate: / Candidate:
Reflection on Political Socialization
Political socialization is the lifelong process by which people form their ideas about politics and acquire political values.
Have you ever stopped to think about why you have the political beliefs and values you do? Where did they come from? Are they simply your own ideas or have you been influenced by others in your thinking? Respond in complete sentences.
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